Matilda hamel



' M. HAMEL.

SEWING MACHINE'LEAF.

APPLICATION man SEPT- 4. 191a.

1,31 6,720 Patented Sept. 23, 18319.

. I wuewtoz MI7@/g.g 192m Specification of iietters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919..

Application filed September 4, 1918. Serial No. 252,595.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, MATILDA HAMEL, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at lVaterloo, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sewing-Machine Leaves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a sewing machine attachment and has for its principal object the production of an extra leaf which will rovide an enlarged supporting surface w enthe same is moved to an operative position.

Another object of this invention is the production of a sewing machine leaf which is hingcdly mounted on the main leaf of the sewing machine, together with means for releasably holding the extra leaf in an operative position, thus providing an enlarged supporting surface when this extra leaf is in alinement with the usual leaf.

Another object of this invention is the production of an extra leaf which"'is hingedly mounted upon the frontedge of the usual end leaf of the sewing machine to-. gether with a bracket which may be swung to support the extra leaf in horizontal alinement with the usual leaf, this bracket also being adapted to support the usual leaf when the extra leaf is lowered and to be swung to an inoperative position as to allow both leaves to be lowere when desired.

One practical form of construction'and assembly of the present invention will behereinafter described, and is illustrated in'the drawing, in which.:'-"l' Figure. 1 isa fra entary front elevation of the sewing mac ine, showing the extra leaf in an elevated position, Fig. 2 is an end e evatlon of the complete device in use, and

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the invention.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention about to be described, it will be seen that the machine 5 may be of any has the usual leaf 6 one end thereof as desired construction and hingedly mounted upon shown at 7.

The bracket 8 is substantially triangular and has a horizontal upper portion 9, as. shown in Fig. 2. This bracket 8, is hingedly mounted a ndicated at 10 upon one end of the machine-5 the usual leaf 6 when desired.

The extra leaf 11 is hingedly mounted as and may beswung to support indicated at 12 upon the front edge of the usual leaf 6.

When the invention is in use, the usual leaf .6 may be swung upwardly to a horizontal plane and the extra leaf 11 may be also swung into horizontal alinement with the usual leaf 6. At this time, the bracket 8 may be swung around to the position indicated in full lines in Fig. 2, at which time, it will engage the under surface of the extra leaf .11. As this extra leaf 11 is. connected to the usualleaf 6, it is obvious that both leaves will be releasably retained in an elevated position and in alinement with the upper portion of the machine 5. Therefore as goods are being sewed, the goods may be placed upon the leaves 6 and 11 and may be operated in the usual manner in connection with the machine. The provision ofthe extra leaf 11 prevents the goods from dragging upon the forward edge of the usual leaf 6, and for this reason the goods may be placed in a comparatively flat condition upon these leaves while being sewed.

When it is not desired to use the extra leaf 11 and only the leaf 6 is to be used, the bracket 8 is swung around from under the extra leaf 11 and then engages the under surface of the usual leaf 6, thus supporting the usual leaf in a horizontal plane. As the support for the extra leaf 11 is thus removed and it is obvious that it will hang down in a vertical position in alinement with a plane extending longitudinally across the front portion of the machine. If it is not desired to use either of the leaves, the bracket 8 may be swung to the position beyond that indicated in dotted lines in Fig. until it reaches the end of the machine .1 thus the support for both leaves is removed. At this time, the extra leaf 11 may be swung 'or folded around to fit upon the undersurface of the usual leaf 6 and both leaves ma be swung downwardly to depend from the end of the machine 5.

Thus it will be seen that when not desired the leaves may not be used or the leaf 6 may be used in the usual manner. When however, it is desired to provide an enlarged support, the extra leaf may be swung into horizontal alinement with the usual leaf and then the bracket may be swung to fit under the extra leaf, thus supporting the same as well as the usual leaf. When the device is not in use, however, the extra leaf may be swung downwardly to an out-of-tho-Way position and furthermore when neither of the leaves is to be used, they may be folded downwardly to depend from the end of the machine and thus be in an out of the way position.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may be considered the preferred or approved form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may make certain changes in theconstrue tion, arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, etc., as mayprove expedient and fall within the scope ofthe' appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination with a support, of a primary leaf hingedly mounted upon one end of said support, a retaining means mounted upon said support at the last mentioned end thereof and adjacent the forward portion of said support, and an auxiliary leaf hingedly mounted upon the front edge of the primary leaf, whereby said means may fit under the primary leaf to support the same horizontally, at which time the auxiliary leaf may be swung upwardly and the means engaged thereunder to support the same, whereby both leaves will be supported horizontally at which time said auxiliary leaf will extend beyond the forward portion of the support at one end thereof, thus allowing a person to sit in. front of the support and have an :enlarged supporting area extending forwardly and beside him.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

'MATILDA HAMEL.

Witnesses CATHERINA TRAsK, 'CHRISTENA HAMEL. 

